Settlement in Illinois Malpractice Suit

In May 2008, an Aurora, Illinois woman entered into a settlement with a
physician and hospital in her malpractice
lawsuit stemming from problems when her son was born in 2001. The $15
million settlement is considered one of the largest medical malpractice
settlements in the state.

While the woman had an uneventful pregnancy and what appeared to be a routine
labor, her physician used a vacuum extractor device over 18 times during the
last hour of her labor. As a result, the woman underwent an emergency caesarean
section. As a result of the child’s birth
defect injuries, he suffers from both cerebral palsy and retardation.

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